Demospongiae - Verticillitida - Colospongiidae
Full reference: B. Senowbari-Daryan and J.K. Rigby. 1988. Upper Permian segmented sponges from Djebel Tebaga, Tunisia. Facies 19:171-250
Belongs to Tristratocoelia according to J. K. Rigby and G. L. Bell 2006
See also Rigby et al. 1998, Senowbari-Daryan and Ingavat-Helmcke 1994, Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby 1988 and Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby 1991
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: USNM 427325. Its type locality is Locality J17, Halk el Djemel, Djebel Tebaga, which is in a Wordian reef, buildup or bioherm shale/limestone in the Djebel Tebaga Biohermal Complex Formation of Tunisia.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Thailand (1 collection), Tunisia (3), United States (19: New Mexico, Texas)
Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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